I had some fall off in the hospital shower the next day and at my 1 week post op appointment my doctor put more on. Once they start coming off on their own you're ok. I wait for them to start peeling and then take them off.

During my discharge from the hospital, the nurse said "Don't peel them off, but let them go if they're falling off. They are not what's holding you together." I'd say mine were all gone after the first 2 weeks, from showering and cleaning the area. I'm 4 weeks pp and my incision is completely healed.

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